Recent content by socal_bj

Piggy Backing...This is a trade secret I've picked up (well it's not a secret now). I've only been able to consistently do this at one of my two favorite Socal casinos. I doubt it works in Vegas though because Vegas casinos seem a bit more guarded against counters (but I rarely play in Vegas)...

I have my own software I wrote my own software (I used to work at Microsoft in the late 1990s and was a computer consultant in the Bay Area until 2003. I've been retired from high tech for 7 years) so my skills are more up to date than COBOL. I use Microsoft VBA in Excel, which has a great...

You sent me a pm but I can't reply because it said your pm box is too full To answer your question I play mostly on Socal casinos that are close to where I live (Barona, harrahs rincon, Pala) if you want to play at these casinos let me know. I play 3 to 4 days a week. I learned counting...

Ok, I tried the fanning method and it helps. I can do it in 26 seconds easily. Thanks!

when to leave a table Bottom line...life is too short to subject yourself to unpleasant people when you can move to another table. And when you are having a great time, stay and enjoy yourself. I seldom leave a table even if I'm losing as I generally want to get in as many hands as I can...

I'm sure this has happened to everyone, and it takes discipline and self control to not chase your winnings. After getting beaten down by losing a few big bets on shoes that had juicy high counts, I start winning and winning on shoes that have negative counts. I'm helplessly putting 1 unit out...

I generally PLAY ALL and keep the number hands played per hour high. If count is negative I use the defensive negative indexes because in double deck the re-shuffle point comes quickly. I only request to drop the shoe or wong out when it's hugely negative and I'm losing, if count is negative...

I take two cards at at time and throw them down. Just taking two cards at a time and throwing them down without looking or counting the cards can take 20 seconds to do.

The same people who freak out if you stand on 16 vs. dealer 10 are the same people who freak out if you double down on A,8 vs. dealer 6 (which as we have all determined is Basic strategy when playing H17 games). So you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. So just have fun with it. I...

A "hot dealer" is a dealer who's kicking your ass, right? I always joke with hot dealers they need to take a cold shower and come back later. But joking aside. Hot dealers that drive all the other players away are great because you get them all to yourself once everyone leaves. I just make...

I've read this in books that a requirement for an AP player is to count down a deck in 25 seconds. I do this drill using pairs of cards (two at a time as there's no way you can count down a deck one card at a time in 25 seconds). But I still think 25 seconds is too fast especially if you use...

It was my first Blackjack card counting book that I read. Downloaded it on my Kindle. I liked it; it captures a beginner's interest. After reading it, I went on to read 10 other books on Blackjack. After reading 10 other books, I decided Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack was my...

I know most of you here don't like to chat with or be friendly with floppies, but I'm pretty talkative and nice to the people I play with. If you play many hours every week, it's difficult to get head to head games all the time. You have to share the table most of the time. I play the...

I play double deck, H17, DAS I get my strategy guide from this website's Basic Strategy Engine of course!